קָטָן
qāṭōn
small
Strong's H6996AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 2009b

קָטָן (qāṭōn) is a Hebrew adjective meaning small. It appears 101 times in 24 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6996).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2009b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2009b)small, insignificant; abbreviated, diminutive; least, less, lesser, little, young, younger
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

קָטֹן adjective: small, insignificant

Strong's H6996 קָטָן: abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
KJV:least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2009: קָטֹן qāṭōn — be small, insignificant; making; diminish, be, make, diminutive, of no account; be a small, be not worthy

See it in Scripture

Genesis 1:16Exodus 18:22Numbers 22:18

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